tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post9078910276547931806..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Old Words Cluttering Up Our Understanding of Each OtherDyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-46872244536963338072015-01-29T11:27:14.435-05:002015-01-29T11:27:14.435-05:00I have heard it used to refer to a pistol..
So the...I have heard it used to refer to a pistol..<br />So there is that.<br /><br />I'm also to old to know wtf it really means to any one, beyond :<br />"Hand me that {ratchet} the muffler just fell of that piece of shit lawn mower again" (sizzle) "DAMN! that things hot..."<br />Which it's how it's used in Oxfords Dic.<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-34439605793324397142015-01-29T09:59:52.663-05:002015-01-29T09:59:52.663-05:00I've always hated the term "Dirty South.&...I've always hated the term "Dirty South." Something about it just rubs me the wrong way and I've never been able to quite figure out what.Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-65690456970233244972015-01-28T21:38:10.134-05:002015-01-28T21:38:10.134-05:00I'm the youngster in my marriage (I'm in m...I'm the youngster in my marriage (I'm in my mid-40s so "youngster" is a relative term) which might explain why I haven't experienced this kind of generational communication issue. My wife probably has though ... I remember the look on her face when I explained what Little John was referring to when he would exclaim "Skeet! Skeet! Skeet!" in a song. As for ratchet, Mphs.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823146612703544448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-22951641528083096742015-01-28T11:22:17.347-05:002015-01-28T11:22:17.347-05:00I don't know. My wife says she picked it up wh...I don't know. My wife says she picked it up when she was teaching at that inner city school a few years ago. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-12618699634283037332015-01-28T11:21:36.435-05:002015-01-28T11:21:36.435-05:00Okay, true fact here. I grew up reading the bargai...Okay, true fact here. I grew up reading the bargain bin comics so I almost completely missed out on the 90s comics (I could get 20 comics from the 70s and 80s for what it cost me for three modern comics)!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-91022041671572232622015-01-28T09:56:55.932-05:002015-01-28T09:56:55.932-05:00We used to use "ratched" in the 80s ... ...We used to use "ratched" in the 80s ... "All ratched up". P'raps the internet era has spell-checked it into ratchet oblivion.rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-87499477585801530412015-01-28T09:34:33.541-05:002015-01-28T09:34:33.541-05:00This is my entire main gaming group.
Star Trek
M...This is my entire main gaming group.<br /><br />Star Trek<br /><br />Me and Everyone I grew up with: 'Original Series'<br /><br />My Group: 'Next Generation and Forward.'<br /><br />Comic Books<br /><br />Me and Everyone I grew up with: "Silver Age - Bronze Age - Big Two - Marvel and DC - Yay Costumes! Yay Secret Identities! Yay Robot Apes!"<br /><br />My Group: "Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-57653174424309424162015-01-28T05:13:01.210-05:002015-01-28T05:13:01.210-05:00I think it may well be a distortion of wretched or...I think it may well be a distortion of wretched originally, but it is spelled and said the way I've written it. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-17083516558725244022015-01-28T05:12:10.657-05:002015-01-28T05:12:10.657-05:00Nope, it's ratchet (cause I checked several ti...Nope, it's ratchet (cause I checked several times).Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-26189923521222006802015-01-28T05:09:18.886-05:002015-01-28T05:09:18.886-05:00Weirdest thing about the age difference is when yo...Weirdest thing about the age difference is when you talk about something that is universal in your age group and they look at you like you're a crazy person!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51723005125643810172015-01-28T00:41:57.563-05:002015-01-28T00:41:57.563-05:00Or maybe it's a distortion of "wretched?&...Or maybe it's a distortion of "wretched?"<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231423670489116607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-50498313937184200872015-01-28T00:36:16.603-05:002015-01-28T00:36:16.603-05:00Ratchet? Are you sure she wasn't saying "...Ratchet? Are you sure she wasn't saying "rat-shit"? That's a common phrase here in Oz. PTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804620638450848244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-67838560601676301962015-01-28T00:30:40.667-05:002015-01-28T00:30:40.667-05:00I feel you, there. My wife is 8 years younger and...I feel you, there. My wife is 8 years younger and I run into the same things!Jon Bupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626833027364924257noreply@blogger.com